Supply chain logistics and applications

✍ Scribed by Iyer, Ananth V

• Publisher: Business Expert Press
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 200
• Series: Supply and operations management collection
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume, Supply Chain Logistics and Applications presents an overview of supply chain functions such as logistics, purchasing, and transportation and then a closer applied study of each of several of types of Supply chains such as spare parts, groceries, apparel. It also includes full chapters on reverse logistics and humanitarian needs chains. The Four Cs framework is applied in these chapters as well. This volume, like it's companion, Introduction to the Four Cs of Supply Chains, is a derivative of the complete course text, Managing Supply Chains, which also includes teaching and learning support by way of homework problems and case assignments. Read more...

Abstract: This volume, Supply Chain Logistics and Applications presents an overview of supply chain functions such as logistics, purchasing, and transportation and then a closer applied study of each of several of types of Supply chains such as spare parts, groceries, apparel. It also includes full chapters on reverse logistics and humanitarian needs chains. The Four Cs framework is applied in these chapters as well. This volume, like it's companion, Introduction to the Four Cs of Supply Chains, is a derivative of the complete course text, Managing Supply Chains, which also includes teaching and learning support by way of homework problems and case assignments

✦ Table of Contents

Content: 1. Transportation --
2. Warehousing --
3. Purchasing --
4. Grocery supply chains --
5. Apparel supply chains --
6. Spare parts --
7. Reverse logistics --
8. Humanitarian logistics --
Bibliography --
Index.

✦ Subjects

Business logistics.